By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A key Republican senator said Friday he saw no evidence to support President Donald Trump’s baseless claim that Democrats are trying to “steal” the election and called the president’s words “very disturbing.” Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania, whose state is a key battleground in the presidential election, […] More
November 6, 2020
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mexican authorities have found the body of a Los Angeles firefighter who vanished in August and was shot during a botched kidnapping, it was announced Wednesday. There was a “full identification” of Francisco Aguilar, whose cremated skeletal remains were found in an uninhabited area on Oct. 23, said Hiram Sánchez, Baja […] More
November 5, 2020
MARINETTE, Wis. (AP) — An 83-year-old man charged with killing a couple in a northeastern Wisconsin park in 1976 has been found competent to stand trial. A judge in Marinette County Circuit Court on Wednesday found that Raymand Vannieuwenhoven is able to understand the court proceedings and assist in his own defense. Vannieuwenhoven was arrested […] More
November 5, 2020
A judge denied requests from the defense to move the trial for four police officers accused of killing George Floyd. More
November 5, 2020
After losing his extradition fight, 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse was in a Kenosha, Wisconsin courtroom for a bail hearing, and, as expected, it was contentious. (Episode 64) More
November 5, 2020
By JESSICA GRESKO The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed likely to side with a Catholic social services agency in a dispute with Philadelphia over the agency’s refusal to work with same-sex couples as foster parents. The case is a big test of religious rights on a more conservative court. […] More
November 5, 2020
By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia’s district attorney vowed Wednesday to make his own decision about whether to charge two young officers in the shooting death of Walter Wallace Jr. and not to rely solely on the police investigation. The comments from District Attorney Larry Krasner came just before the city […] More
November 4, 2020
BRUCETON MILLS, W.Va. (AP) — Family members of Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger Jr. have filed a lawsuit against the Federal Bureau of Prisons and 30 unnamed employees of the prison system for failing to protect Bulger, who was beaten to death at a West Virginia prison. The family filed the lawsuit against the […] More
November 3, 2020
A judge set bail at $2 million for 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse, who is accused of killing two men and injuring a third at a protest. More
November 2, 2020
LONDON (AP) — A British court ruled Monday against Johnny Depp in his libel case against the owner of the Sun tabloid newspaper, which labelled him a “wife beater.” In a ruling, Justice Andrew Nicol said Depp has “not succeeded in his action for libel.” He added that the defendants had shown what they published […] More
November 2, 2020
By MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois judge on Friday ordered the extradition of a 17-year-old accused in the fatal shooting of two demonstrators in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The ruling in Kyle Rittenhouse’s case came after a hearing at the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan, Illinois. Defense lawyers sought to […] More
October 30, 2020
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Authorities say “Full House” actress Lori Loughlin has reported to a federal prison in California to begin serving her two-month sentence for her role in the college admissions bribery scandal. The U.S. Attorney’s office in Boston said Friday that Loughlin was being […] More
October 30, 2020
By MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer WAUKEGAN, Ill, (AP) — An Illinois judge said he will decide late Friday afternoon whether a 17-year-old accused of killing two demonstrators in Kenosha, Wisconsin, should be extradited across the border to stand trial on homicide charges. Defense lawyers had indicated before the hearing in Waukegan that […] More
October 30, 2020
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities in Las Vegas have ruled an infant girl’s death a homicide after police said she was thrown by her father from an apartment balcony during an argument with the child’s mother. The father, Clarence Martin Jr., 32, remained jailed Monday without bail awaiting a Tuesday court appearance at which he […] More
October 30, 2020
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A couple charged with conspiring to hide the bodies of two missing children in a case connected to the parents’ doomsday beliefs and the mysterious deaths of their previous spouses will stand trial together, an Idaho judge said Thursday. But attorneys for Chad and Lori […] More
October 29, 2020
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors secured a guilty plea Thursday from a Florida businessman who hired one of President Donald Trump’s lawyers, Rudy Giuliani, to lend credibility to a supposedly fraud-busting company authorities say was a fraud itself. The plea by David Correia, 45, a former golf professional, came to […] More
October 29, 2020
LONDON, Ohio (AP) — A man accused of killing his wife and two children in an arson fire at their Ohio home in 2008 was acquitted Thursday of all charges by a three-judge panel that heard the case. Peter Romans, 60, of London, faced aggravated murder, murder and aggravated arson charges. He opted to have […] More
October 29, 2020
Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell’s will spend their first wedding anniversary in separate jail cells, facing charges for their involvement in the deaths of Lori’s children. (Episode 63) More
October 29, 2020
KENOSHA COUNTY, Wis. (Court TV) — A Wisconsin teen accused of gunning down his ex-girlfriend and then trying to kill the girl’s mother is facing life in prison. The trial of now-17-year-old Martice Fuller will begin November 2. Court TV will carry the proceedings live. Fuller is facing multiple charges, including first-degree intentional homicide after […] More
October 28, 2020
By LARRY NEUMEISTER and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Disgraced self-improvement guru Keith Raniere, whose NXIVM followers included millionaires and Hollywood actors, was sentenced to 120 years on Tuesday for turning some adherents into sex slaves branded with his initials. EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: FORMER NXIVM MEMBER SARAH EDMONDSON U.S. District Judge Nicholas […] More
October 27, 2020
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police shot and killed a 27-year-old Black man on a Philadelphia street after yelling at him to drop his knife, sparking violent protests that police said injured 30 officers and led to dozens of arrests. The shooting occurred before 4 p.m. Monday as officers responded to a report of a person […] More
October 27, 2020
By DON BABWIN, ED WHITE and TERESA CRAWFORD WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — A Black woman who was shot by police last week in suburban Chicago said Tuesday that officers did nothing more than cover her boyfriend with a blanket after he was shot and left him on the ground to die. Tafara Williams, 20, spoke […] More
October 27, 2020
A British judge is expected to rule whether Johnny Depp was libelled by a tabloid newspaper that labeled him a 'wife-beater.' More
October 27, 2020
A federal judge is expected to hand down a lengthy prison term for Keith Raniere, convicted of turning female followers into sex slaves. More
October 27, 2020
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California prosecutors said Friday they again will seek the death penalty for Scott Peterson even as a county judge considers throwing out his conviction for murdering his pregnant wife because of juror misconduct during a 2005 trial that riveted the nation. Stanislaus County Assistant District Attorney […] More
October 23, 2020
UPDATED 10/23/20 HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (Court TV) — Judge Christopher Sabella set a date for Michael Keetley’s retrial. The proceedings are set for July 12, 2021. The trial is expected to last up to four weeks. A status conference is set for January 8, 2021. Keetley, 49, has been in jail for almost ten years. […] More
October 23, 2020
A jury found Erin Robinson guilty on two counts, including first-degree felony murder, for the death of Raul Ortiz. More
October 23, 2020
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — Any claims about what happened in Wisconsin have no role in whether to extradite an Illinois teenager to that state to face charges in the killing of two protesters, prosecutors said Thursday. The state’s attorney in Lake County, Illinois, filed a response to Kyle Rittenhouse’s attorneys, who are trying to stop him from […] More
October 22, 2020
A Minnesota judge dismissed a third-degree murder charge against Derek Chauvin, but he will still face second-degree charges. More
October 22, 2020
By JIM MUSTIAN and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jeffrey Epstein’s ex-girlfriend denied introducing Britain’s Prince Andrew to underage sex partners in a defensive and combative deposition made public Thursday, calling the prince’s accuser an “awful fantasist.” <<<READ OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT OF GHISLAINE MAXWELL’S DEPOSITION>>> “Are we tallying all the lies?” Ghislaine Maxwell […] More
October 22, 2020
